Day: June 30, 2024

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Paris Paralympic Games: “Tunisia represented in 4 disciplines” (Mohamed Mezoughi)


Tunis: The number of Tunisian para-athletes qualified so far for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (August 28-September 8) has reached 29, pending the qualification of Fethi Zouinkhi in the para-triathlon, said President of the Tunisian National Paralympic Committee (CNPT) Mohamed Mezoughi.

Speaking to TAP on Sunday, Mezoughi explained that with Zouinkhi’s expected qualification, Tunisia will take part in the Paralympic Games for the first time in four different disciplines: para-athletics (25), boccia (3), para-rowing (1) and para-triathlon (1), making a total of 30 para-athletes compared with 25 at the last Games in Tokyo 2020+1.

“After successfully launching para-table tennis and para-triathlon in Tokyo, we are now reaping the rewards of our bet on boccia, which has joined the ranks and will also be making its Paralympic debut with the trio of African champions, Achref Tayahi, Ayad Ben Ayoub and Maha Ounallah, as well as para-rowing, which will make its first Paralympic debut with the participation of rowe
r Maher Rahmani,” he added.

A training camp has been scheduled on August 11-21 in Evreux, a suburb of Paris, a few days before the start of the Games, to fine-tune the athletes’ mental preparation and help them get into the competition as quickly as possible, notably by guaranteeing all the amenities required for their stay in the Paralympic Village and their transport to the various sports venues.

The Paralympic Games will be preceded by the Olympic Games, set for July 26-August 11 in Paris, at which Tunisia will be represented by 25 athletes.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Tunisia’s soccer Cup: Stade Tunisien win title


Tunis: Stade Tunisien won the 2023-2024 Tunisia’s soccer Cup after defeating CA Bizertin 2-0 at the final, played on Sunday in Rades.

This is Stade Tunisien’s 7th cup.

The goals were scored by Bilel Mejri (32′) and Haythem Jouini (57′).

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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TAP journalist Kamel Lahmari passes away


Tunis: Retired Tunis Afrique Press (TAP) news agency journalist Kamel Lahmari has passed away at the age of 72, TAP announced on Sunday.

Lahmari joined TAP in 1974.

His career spanned almost 37 years, during which he worked in several desks, including the regional desk, the “TAP Exterieur” desk, and the “Web” desk.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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ASBU Festival: Tunisia bags 6 prizes in TV and Radio Programmes competitions


Tunis: Tunisia bagged 6 prizes in the 24th Arab Radio and Television Festival’s TV and Radio Programmes competitions, during the closing ceremony held on Saturday in Tunis.

The festival is organised by ASBU in partnership with the Cultural Affairs Ministry, the Tunisian national Radio and TV and the Arab Satellite Communication Organisation (Arabsat).

Main prizes:

The Tunisian TV’s “Palestine at Heart” show won the 2nd prize in the Variety and Shows category, while the National Radio Station bagged three awards in the “Cultural,” “Scientific” and “New Media” categories.

Private radio station Diwan FM scooped two awards in the economic programmes categories in the parallel competition, including the first prize in the Variety programmes and the 2nd prize for economic programmes.

This year, the ASBU Festival received 289 entries, including 108 in the official competition and 39 in the parallel section. These entries were submitted by 20 television channels, including 6 private channels, in addition to 18 p
roduction companies.

142 radio programmes were also submitted, including 125 in the official competition and 17 in the parallel section, an unprecedented number in the history of the festival.

A record number of radio broadcasters participated in the official competition, with 20 entries, including 8 private and other international radio stations broadcasting in Arabic, as well as production companies in the parallel section.

The closing ceremony was attended by Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister and Acting Minister of Cultural Affairs Moncef Boukthir, Advisor to the President of the Republic Walid Hajjem, ASBU President Mohammad bin Fahd Al-Harithi, Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the Media and Communication Sector Ahmed Rashid Khattabi.

Organised on June 26-29 under the theme “Supporting Palestine,” this edition kicked off at the Carthage Roman theatre with a concert by Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama with all profits going to Palestine.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Sidi Jdidi hiking trail; When trekking reveals little-known archaeology


Tunis: The ancient town of Aradi, now known as Sidi Jdidi, some 15km from Hammamet, the Berber village of Douar Laaroussi, the hills of El Monchar, the archaeological site of Aradi and the prehistoric caves of Sidi Latrach, are just some of the sites that will form an important part of the new and first route of the Tunisian Trekking Trail created in Sidi Jdidi-Nabeul.

It is part of the Trans-Tunisia Trekking Trail project, carried out in partnership with Leaders International and supported by the Promotion of Sustainable Tourism in Tunisia project – a joint action of the European Union as part of its “Tounes Wijhetouna” programme and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented by GIZ Tunisia in close partnership with the Tunisian Ministry of Tourism.

This new walking tour offers a rich mountain and adventure destination, as well as culture and history, to discover some little-known or poorly-known treasures such as the prehistoric caves of Sidi Latrech, which can b
e seen in the promotional video for this new tour.

According to some historical data, these caves were grouped, tiered burial chambers dug into the Djebel Sidi Latrach rock mass.

According to historical data, these chambers, dug and carved by prehistoric man to commemorate his dead, date back to protohistory, the period between the end of the Neolithic period and the beginning of history, the equivalent of the European Metal Age.

Behind the Hammamet coastal area, some ten kilometres from the sea, the Sidi Jdidi site, identified by an inscription with the ancient Aradi, extending over some ten hectares, has been the subject of numerous studies, research and key works and articles to study the monuments revealed, including two Christian basilicas making up the double cathedral, which had a funerary function illustrated by the numerous mosaics marking the tombs, according to the “Les Nouvelles de l’archéologie” collection, on the OpenEdition Journals portal for books and scientific journals.

Entitled “The Ch
urches of Ancient Aradi,” this 2011 scientific text was written by Tunisian archaeologist and historian Aïcha Ben Abed Ben Kheder and medieval archaeologist Michel Fixot, members of an entire excavation team during the summer 2006 campaign.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Road safety: Number of road accidents down 25.38%


Tunis: The number of road accidents fell by 25.38% to 2,284 from the start of the year till June 28, compared with the same period last year, updated statistics from the National Road Safety Observatory show.

The number of road fatalities rose by 11.62% to 502, while the number of injuries felll by 23.18% to 3,185 compared with the same period last year.

A total of 3,185 people were injured in these accidents, down 23.18% compared with the same period last year.

41.81% of the accidents were caused by inattention and lack of vigilance while driving.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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National Council of Regions and Districts considers, July 1, its rules of procedure


Tunis: The National Council of Regions and Districts will start considering its rules of procedure at a plenary session on Monday, July 1.

The drafting of these rules of procedure was kicked off at the end of last April.

At the start of the plenary session, which will be held at the Council’s headquarters in Bardo, the report of the committee in charge of drawing up these rules will be read out by the committee’s rapporteur or a member of its bureau.

The National Council of Regions and Districts is made up of 77 members, 72 of whom are elected by the members of the regional councils on the basis of three members per council (24 regional councils), and 5 members of the district councils on the basis of one member per district.

According to Article 85 of the Constitution of 2022, the National Council of Regions and Districts exercises powers of control and accountability in various matters related to the implementation of the budget and development plans in Tunisia.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Weather bit cloudy, highs still soaring


Tunis: The weather Sunday is generally a bit cloudy in most regions with highs ranging between 29°C and 36°C in coastal regions and still soaring elsewhere, ranging between 38°C and 45°C with sirocco wind blows.

The wind is blowing south in the north and midland and east in the south moderate to relatively strong in most regions.

The sea is choppy in the north and gulf of Gabes and a bit choppy to choppy elsewhere.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Ministry of Communication Technologies launches a call for tenders to provide 5G mobile telecommunications services


Tunis: The Ministry of Communication Technologies launched a call for tenders to award licences for the installation and operation of a public telecommunications network in Tunisia to provide fifth-generation (5G) mobile telecommunications services, as part of the State’s strategy for the digital development of the national territory, aimed at upgrading the digital infrastructure and extending broadband coverage nationwide.

The ministry called in a press release on Sunday, for interested operators to submit their bids to the central registry of the Ministry of Communication Technologies no later than September 2, 2024, specifying that the opening of bids is public.

A general session will be devoted to the public opening of the envelopes comprising the administrative, financial, technical and economic file, on September 2, 2024 in the presence of all bidders who will be invited to attend.

Tunisia currently counts three public mobile telecommunications network operators (2G, 3G, 4G): Tunisie Télecom, Ooreedo
Tunisie and Orange Tunisie, as well as two mobile virtual network operators and several internet service providers such as Orange Tunisie Internet, GlobalNet, Hexabyte, Bee, Nety, Next Step, Topnet and the Tunisian Internet Agency (ATI).

The total number of mobile phone subscribers stands at 16,258,517, with a rate of 136.5%, while the overall number of mobile internet subscribers stands at 11,583,616, with a rate of 97.2%, according to the Ministry (National Telecommunications Authority, February 29, 2024).

The Prime Ministry set up a special committee at the Ministry of Communication Technologies, tasked with devising the preparatory stages for the provision of 5G mobile communications services in Tunisia.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Some 28,000 tourists currently staying in Djerba-Zarzis region


Tunis: Some 28,000 tourists are currently staying in the Djerba-Zarzis tourist zone, Regional Tourism Commissioner in Medenine Hichem Mahouachi told TAP.

The occupancy rate in the region’s hotels, which stands at 80%, is expected to reach 100% as of July, he added.

The Djerba-Zarzis tourist zone is booming, which he reckoned would ensure a successful tourist season in 2024.

Mahouachi further pointed out that the tourist season will last until September and most of October, which is an important factor in extending the summer season and diversifying the tourism product.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Head of SONEDE’s El Manar district dismissed over drinking water leak after President Kais Saied’s visit


Tunis: The head of the El Manar district of the Tunisian Water Exploitation and Distribution Company (SONEDE) has been dismissed following President Kais Saied’s visit on Saturday evening to a western suburb of Tunis, where he saw a large amount of drinking water leaking from a pipe belonging to the company, and after all the relevant circumstances had been investigated, the Presidency said on Sunday.

The President of the Republic also ordered the opening of a judicial inquiry into the matter.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

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Kénédougou/BAC 2024 session: The success rate at the first is 30.85?.


The results of the first round of the BAC session of 2024 were made public on the morning of Thursday June 27, 2024. The province of Kénédougou recorded a success rate of 30.85?.

Out of a total of 1832 candidates registered for the BAC, 2024 session including 1138 boys and 700 girls, 1822 candidates actually took part, including 695 girls and 1127 boys.

When the results of the first round were announced, 562 candidates were declared admitted, including 234 girls and 328 boys, representing a success rate of 30.85%.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

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Kourittenga/Cultural Day: 11 Basic Education Districts are in competition


The High Commissioner of the Kourittenga province, Aissata Angelina Traoré, chaired, on Thursday June 27, 2024 in Koupéla, the cultural day of the provincial directorate of preschool, primary and non-formal education (DPPENF ) of Kourittenga. 11 basic education districts participated in the said competition.

Organized by the Provincial Director in charge of Primary Education, Pascal Waongo, this activity was organized on Thursday June 27, 2024 in Koupéla, under the presidency of the High Commissioner of the Kourittenga province, Aissata Angelina Traoré.

Traditional dance, recital and modern ballet are the three disciplines in which the eleven (11) Basic Education Circumscriptions (CEB) competed.

After deliberation of the results, it was the CEB of Andemtenga which won in traditional dance with an average of 13.66/20.

Followed by that of Koupéla 2 with an average of 15/20 in modern ballet, and that of Pouytenga 2 with an average of 14.33/20 in recital.

The director of the Simba 2 school of the CEB of Ande
mtenga, Djibril Abdoul Moustapha Ilboudo, expressed his joy.

‘It was long-term work but it paid off, we came first in our CEB. There were obstacles but with the will we were able to succeed and that’s the main thing. The important thing for us is the development of children.’

For him, it is an initiative to be appreciated, taken seriously and supported.

According to the Provincial Director in charge of Primary Education, Pascal Waongo, the objective has been achieved.

‘It’s culture through education and for education. It is to provide comprehensive training to children for their commitment and active participation in social life. I think that culture even constitutes the foundation of every being and every society,’ he explained.

Pascal Waongo indicated that it is in this sense that competitions are organized in order to promote and perpetuate Burkinabè culture.

As for the Provincial Director in charge of Culture, Amédée Wend-La-Sida Silga, he encouraged and expressed his gratitude for the initiative.

‘This is the added value that our children will have to express to show the world what we have as heritage and that is culture,’ he added.

The provincial high commissioner congratulated and encouraged the initiative and noted that culture contributes enormously in the education of children.

‘Cultural activities complement what children learn at school. It’s really the perpetuation of what we have as cultural heritage in our country. I am proud to be and to let our young children know that we are committed to promoting culture in our country. It is our wealth, it is our added value and it is what we can bring to humanity.

It is a way of integrating culture into education and it is perfectly in line with the political will of our authorities in terms of promoting culture and especially our authenticity and our identity’a- she suggested.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

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Kourweogo: Mamadou Rouamba takes over the reins of the provincial management in charge of infrastructure


The high commissioner of the Kourwéogo province, Siaka Barro, officially installed on June 25, 2024 in Boussé, the new provincial director in charge of Infrastructure. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the ministry and the provincial forces.

Appointed by the Council of Ministers at its meeting of May 22, 2024, the civil engineering design engineer, Mamadou Rouamba, took office at the head of the provincial directorate of infrastructure and access to Kourwéogo.

The provincial director entered and gave thanks to God for his support and kindness.

Mamadou Rouamba then reiterated his gratitude to his hierarchy for the trust placed in him. Addressing the constituted bodies of the province, he expressed his availability and his commitment to contribute his share of work to the consolidation and improvement of the achievements left by his predecessor.

With this in mind, he says he is counting on the frank contribution of his close collaborators but also the support of administrative authorities and
the wise support of opinion leaders in the province.

Finally, Mr. Rouamba congratulated the pioneers of the management for the sacrifices made while wishing the outgoing director a good career.

In his turn, the outgoing director, Thierry Moumoula paid tribute to the administrative authorities in particular to his regional director, Sombasséré Sawadogo for the attention he received in the conduct of his mission.

He indicated that he is more than a hierarchical leader, and said he found in him a close friend whose enlightened advice guided him during the four and a half years of interim work spent at Kourwéogo.

Mr. Moumoula thanked his colleagues for their dedication which allowed management to meet the challenge of carrying out urban development work, the construction of rural roads and infrastructure as part of the celebration of December 11, 2021.

The high commissioner of the province reassured the director of the availability of his services to accompany him throughout his missions in the province.

To
the outgoing interim director, he expressed the community’s thanks for the service rendered to the province while wishing him every success in his future missions.

Source: Burkina Information Agency

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Gourma/decentralized services: The Minister in charge of Communication discusses with staff


The Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo, visited the staff of the decentralized services of his department, Friday June 28, 2024 in Fada N’Gourma.

On the sidelines of the inauguration of the infrastructures of the Emergency Project for Territorial Development and Resilience (PUDTR), the Minister of State, Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo, accompanied by his counterpart from National Education, went to encourage and salute the resilience shown by the agents of the three eastern regional directorates.

This is the regional directorate in charge of Culture, Communication and RTB2 Fada N’Gourma.

The Eastern Regional Director of Culture, Marceline Talato Bougouma/Kaboré, appreciated this first visit by the Minister of State.

According to her, this demonstrates the interest he places in decentralized structures.

Time did not allow these structures to voice their grievances to their responsible minister who promised to visit them soon.

Source: Burkina Informat
ion Agency